“Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu” takes place Dec. 4 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, and the night’s main card airs on Showtime.

Lawler vs. Lindland will be part of the televised main card.

Lawler, a former UFC fighter and EliteXC champion, is just 1-2 since a seven-fight win streak from 2007-2008. After suffering a submission loss to Jake Shields in his promotional debut in June 2009, Lawler rebounded for a vicious first-round knockout of Melvin Manhoef in January. But most recently, in the headliner of June’s “Strikeforce: Los Angeles” event, he dropped a unanimous decision to Renato “Babalu” Sobral.

Two of Lawler’s past three fights have been held at catchweights, but he’ll meet Lindland at the usual 185 pounds.

Lindland, meanwhile, looks to build off a May win over prospect Kevin Casey at Strikeforce Challengers 8. Prior to the defeat, the former UFC and IFL fighter suffered back-to-back losses to Vitor Belfort (“Affliction: Day of Reckoning”) and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (“Strikeforce: Evolution”).

Lindland had been slated to fight Luke Rockhold at this weekend’s “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2″ event but was forced off the card when his opponent suffered an injury.

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